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While I was outdoors shooting photos of new earrings, a dragonfly landed; half-on and half-off the white paper I use as background in my jewelry photos. I already had my camera set on macro so I could get close-up shots of the earrings. All I had to do was turn slightly to the left and start snapping. I love it when serendipity like that happens!

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I’m starting to put away my summer clothing. “Goodbye sleeveless tops.” “See you later lightweight capris.” Are you getting out your fall clothing, too? It’s sad to let go of the last days of summer, but o-o-o, I so love my rust-orange v-neck sweater and the marled violet sweater with flecks of turquoise, yellow and green. To ease our transition into fall, I have put together a great collection of necklaces that can add an extra spark to your autumn outfits… and make it a little easier to let Autumn back into your life. Click on any of the pictures below, if you’d like more information about the necklace.

A lady picked up this necklace, at my last art show, and commented, “You can just look at this necklace and see the high quality. Your work really stands above the other jewelry that’s available here or at most shows.”

I had a lovely birthday celebration yesterday and feel so blessed to have such wonderful people in my life. My father took my husband, daughter and me out to lunch. The restaurant overlooked the harbor and my blackened salmon caesar salad was delicious! Afterward we all came home and opened gifts. Shortly afterward, my son called with birthday greetings and then my dear friend, Rose, came by for a little visit. Later my daughter’s boyfriend joined us for a dinner of barbecued chicken, prepared by our head cook – my husband (aka: super chef!).

I was touched by the thought that each person put into their gifts. Each gift reflected aspects of who I am and what I would appreciate and enjoy. My husband is getting me a new camera to make blogging and photographing my jewelry easier. We are still researching various models, but that will be a cherished gift, added to those below.

Isn’t this bowl magnificent? I was almost speechless with joy when I received it! It’s made locally, by an artist in the Seattle area.

I love flowers! Our previous home had a large field in the back, in which my husband had planted over 1,000 daffodil bulbs for me, over the years. I miss those daffodils so much! We don’t have that much space here, but this gift is from him and includes the labor involved in planting and caring for the flowers.

Did I mention that I love flowers??? I have a small collection of orchids that reside in the bay window of our kitchen. This will be added to that collection!

A nice check from my dad so I can go shopping – need I say more?

Old school and new school reading! I love books, but since I enjoy traveling, I think a Kindle is very practical. Instead of packing 3-4 books in my luggage, I can just bring along my Kindle. There’s a case that goes along with this, but it hasn’t arrived yet. The biggest gift here is all the love and care that each person has shared with me – love that is a daily gift in my heart.

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What is your favorite time of year? I feel a rush of excitement every Autumn. I just love all the fall colors. I love to see them, wear them and I love to design autumn colored jewelry! Today my camera captured some of the first hints of autumn.

The neutral colors in this pair of earrings makes them immensely wearable and the gun-metal chain makes them just a little edgy. The gun-metal chain in these earrings was part of a purse, in its previous life. I liked the purse better as a clutch bag, so I got out the wire cutters and chopped off the chain! Now the chain finds new life in some of my jewelry! Just doing my part to recycle!

This necklace was the last thing I added to my shop today. I had so much fun making this! Asymmetrical design is a big trend in jewelry and it’s harder to pull off than you might think. An asymmetrical necklace has the pleasing quality of pulling your eyes around the whole necklace to discover all the surprises. But, at the same time, it has to have some sense of balance, which can be achieved by including repeating elements. I’ve included repeated elements of jasper and brass which work in harmony with the fantastic fossilized ammonite pendant.

Don’t forget to add a comment to this post so you can be entered in my free earring give-away. Details are here.

Yup, that’s me, 50-some years ago. Wasn’t I adorable? Please note that even though it was only my first-day debut, I was already wearing a necklace! The design work and originality leave something to be desired. All the other newborns had the same ones, but with different names on them. However, that just shows that my artistic sensibilities have matured over the years, with my passion for jewelry having been instilled at a very young age!

It’s My Birthday!

My birthday is this week and that’s got me thinking about what my dreams and wishes are for the upcoming year. I will feel I’m moving in the right direction, if I can accomplish most of the items on this list.

Develop my web shop by keeping the inventory fresh, and increasing the traffic to my shop.

Blog at least 3 times a week and offer entertaining, informative and inspiring content for my readers. Your comments will help me know if I’m on track or not.

Develop meaningful connections with other bloggers and artists.

Submit a design to a jewelry magazine, (There, I said it out-loud. Now I can’t let fear hold me back. You can encourage me and hold me accountable for doing this!)

Read more for pleasure.

Lose weight. Oh yah, that, again!

Spend more time with friends and family.

Develop my photography skills.

I’m going to look back a year from now and see how I’m doing.

The first picture in today’s post is of me, as a baby. I’m going to conclude with another baby picture: that of my grandson; the next generation!

Don’t forget to comment on this post so your name can be entered in the free earring give away. See yesterday’s post for all the details.